476 CIX. ACANTHACEX. (C. B. Clarke.) — [Strobilanthes. 
CEYLON, alt. 4—7000 ft. ; Walker, Thwaites (C. P. nn. 266, 301). . 
A large, rambling shrub (Walker); branches terete, glabrous. Leaves 6j by 2}in., 
minutely toothed; nerves 9 pair; petiole lj in. Panicle 8-14 in.; branches 
ascending, bracts 3-4 in., sessile, base rounded or cordate; pedicels 4-4 in., mostly 
ebracteolate except at the base. Calyx }-} in., divided nearly to the base, viscous- 
hairy ; segments linear caudate. Corolla nearly straight; tube broad-cylindric from 
the base, very hairy within; segments short, round. Capsule 3 ìn., 4-seeded. 
146. S. amabilis, Clarke; leaves broadly elliptic acuminate at both 
ends glabrous, panicle large compound viscous hairy, bracts at its divisions 
linear-oblong, flower-bracts linear much shorter than the calyx, corolla 
14-13 in. glabrous without purplish, capsule glabrous. Leptacanthus 
Walkeri, Wight Ic. t. 1507, not of Nees, nor Strobilanthes Walkeri, Nees. 
NILGHERRY Mrs., alt. 6000 ft.; Gardner, &c., Hohenacker, n. 1440. 
Leaves 71by 34 in., glabrous beneath; nerves 10-12 pair. Calyx 3-3 in., closely 
subtended by 2 linear bracts. Capsule 3 in. and upwards, conspicuously stipitate.— 
Closely allied to S. pulcherrimus, which it was taken for by Wight. 'T. Anderson 
overlooked the numerous points of difference above diagnosed, which are constant. 
" much finer species than the Ceylon one, the panicle stouter with fewer but larger 
owers, 
SPECIES NOT SEEN. . 
147. S. NEESII, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. 1873, pt. ii. 93, and For. Fl. ii. 245; 
leaves large lanceolate minutely hairy on both surfaces, spikes sessile dense bracteate 
ultimately elongated interrupted below, bracts proper oblong-linear shorter than the 
calyx slightly serrate at the tips, corolla 1}-1} in. glabrous without purple. 
MARTABAN; Kurz. 
A large shrub, 10-12 ft. Leaves attaining 10 in., shortly acuminate, base 
attenuate, obsoletely repand-toothed; petiole 4-1} in. Lowest bracts (or floral leaves) 
leaf-like, caducous, } in., tips serrate; bracteoles 2, linear-lanceolate, glandular- 
hirsute, as long as the calyx. Calyw-segments $ in. or more, linear, hoary, ciliate. 
Corolla-tube long, slender, hairy within. Stamens 2 only; filaments glabrous. 
Style hairy. Capsule a little longer than the calyx, glabrous, tip pubescent, 4-seeded. 
Seeds silky. 
148. S. REMOTUS, T. Anders. in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 471; leaves ovate 
acuminate subentire glabrous, spikes axillary 1 or 2 together elongate, flowers remote 
solitary, bracteoles and calyx-segments smaller than the bracts, capsule elongate 
glabrous. 
TENASSERIM ; Helfer. 
Stem subterete, glabrous. Spikes 14-3 in.; bracts 4 in., lanceolate, mucronate, 
l-nerved, glabrous; bracteoles and calyx-segments } in., narrower than the bracts. 
Capsule $ in.—Allied to S. fimbriatus and S. polythria. 
149. S. HaPLANTHOIDES, T. Anders. in Journ. Linn. Soc.ix. 471; leaves petio led 
ovate acuminate at both ends crenate or undulate glabrous or floral leaves ciliate, 
spikes suberect lax, bracts bracteoles and culyx-segments linear hirsute with hyaline 
bristles, corolla funnel-shaped pubescent without hairy within. 1 
ERITISH BukMa; Moulmein, Falconer (n. 402 in Herb. Calcutt.), Helfer; 
+ 4909. 
An erect herb, 1-1} foot. Stem terete, swollen at the nodes, glabrous. p" 
2-3} by l-1} iu., paler beneath; petiole jin. Spikes 2-3 in., lax, crowded in s 
upper axils and subterminal, on slender hirsute peduncles ; bracts } in. ; bracteos 
and calyx i in. Corolla j in., tube suddenly narrowed, segments small. Capsu 
3 in., constricted at the base, upwards ovate, acute, glabrous.— Placed by T. Anderson 
next S. khasyanus, 
150. S. MASTERSI, T. Anders. in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 481; upper leaves sub- 
sessile lanceolate acute serrate subglabrous, panicles dichotomous lax erect viscou® 
pedicels elongate mostly 1-fld., bracts lanceolate acute sparsely glandular deciduous, 
corolla funnel-shaped suberect glabrous. 
